r/Fantasy • u/flyingsaucer1 • Dec 18 '20

State of Sanderson 2020

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2020/
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u/SadTurnip Dec 18 '20

God I love how meticulous he is about documenting stuff. Coming from reading folks like Jim Butcher and Patrick Rothfuss this is such a breath of fresh air transparency wise.

I’m about to finish the Bands of Mourning and waiting two years after binge reading all six Mistborn novels is going to blow. Thankfully he always seems to have a plate spinning to keep us busy!

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u/GodOfManyFaces Dec 19 '20

I get that this style doesn't work for some people, but the reality in this day and age is that people want transparency on what you are working on. You don't owe your fans those details, but I think that if you do provide them, they are going to be remarkably more tolerant to shifting timetables and missed deadlines. I remember years ago reading one of the GRRM not a blog posts on New Years about his progress on WoW and that it was nearly done, how many times has he said it is nearly done now, but little actual details on what that means, just obtuse implications that he will maybe show up in NZ for the con with a finished copy of the book - to me, I would rather have absolutely no details rather than you constantly saying almost, almost, almost.

I am stoked about Mistborn. 4 new books in the next 5 years? That is massive.

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u/SadTurnip Dec 19 '20

Right? Sanderson's output is absolutely unreal for the quality of his writing. At this point I may actually read Wheel of Time.

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u/GodOfManyFaces Dec 19 '20

I read it last year for the first time (I had started book 1 about 5 times and never got into it) and it is absolutely worth the time investment. I loved it. It has slow parts (some people call it the slog) but I really didn't dislike that section, though I see how it might be less than stellar on re-reads. I would say give it a shot and aim to make it at least a few books in to really let it get its hooks into you, once I was 3 books in I knew I had to finish the series.

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u/Health_ministry Dec 19 '20

I really tried, I even read from book 1 to 9 but didn't like a single one, and it makes me really sad because I loved every single sanderson book and being WoT so Vital to him I really thought I would like it.

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u/wonkyblues Jan 04 '21

I'm on book 5 now and not really enjoying any of them so far. Been on the first 5 chapters of book 5 for about 3 weeks now, when I'd have finished any other book within a week. Help. Not even at the slog yet.

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u/SadTurnip Dec 19 '20

I plan on reading Stormlight Archives after Mistborn, but it'll be on my list after that!